Operating income for the first quarter 2006 includes $3 million of costs related to the change of accounting principles for stock options (SFAS 123R) and one-time costs associated with the transformation of Fresenius Medical Care's legal form into a Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (or KGaA, a partnership limited by shares) and related legal fees.

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